Normanhurst Public School is an inclusive and collaborative community dedicated to meeting student needs. We seek to prepare our students to adapt and thrive in a dynamic society by providing diverse and innovative experiences.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land - the Dharug people. We extend this respect to the elders, past and present of the Wannagini Nation and to all Aboriginal people here with us today. Always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
95% of our families have signed on to Sentral. If you are still experiencing difficulty with your Access Keys please contact the office.
Library Monitors 2023
A very big thank you to the following Year 6 students for volunteering their time to become library monitors this year. Congratulations to: April A., William B., Jenson C., Zoey F., Avni G., Paige J., Emmanuel P., Oliver R., Maria S.
NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023
The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. The challenge aims to encourage a love of reading and to experience quality literature. This year’s challenge opens on Monday 27 February 2023 and closes on Friday 18 August 2023 for all K-6 students.
To complete the challenge, students in Kindergarten – Year 2 need to experience thirty books At least twenty of these books must be from the K-2 PRC Booklist. The other ten can be free choice. Students experience the books by either reading independently, sharing the reading of a book, or having a book read to them. Students in KD, KE, KT, 1W, 1/2N, 2F & 2P will be completing the Reading Challenge with their class teacher. However, if you wish to complete the reading challenge with your child at home, please go ahead as your child will have the valuable experience of enjoying and sharing twice as many books (please note they will only receive one certificate). If your child can read simple chapter books on their own, they can attempt the 3-4 Challenge. To do this, students will need to change their student reading record to challenge level 3-4 on the https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html and complete their own online reading record.
Students in Years 3-6 are to read twenty books independently to complete the Reading Challenge. At least ten of these must be on the Year 3-4 or Year 5-6 PRC Booklist. The other ten can be free choice. Students are limited to five books from a series to encourage them to experience a wide range of books and authors. All 3-6 students participating in the Reading Challenge will need to logon to the NSW Premier’s Challenge website https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html using their school username and password and enter their own books on their online reading record.
Students who complete the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge will receive a certificate at the end of the year.
Booklists and further information about the Reading Challenge can be located on The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge website: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
For further assistance you may contact me in the library on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
Good luck with the challenge and happy reading!
Writing Club
If your child loves writing and sharing stories, we would love for them come to our new Writing Club on Mondays at lunch! Writing Club is open to all students in Years 1 – 6 who have an interest in creating stories, scripts and/or poetry. Its aim is to provide a collaborative space for students to write, share ideas, share stories and give each other feedback. In Writing Club, Mrs Dougall and I, will be encouraging and assisting students with their creative writing and we will be working towards publishing a school magazine of student works at the end of the year.
Makerspace
Every Thursday, at lunchtime in the library, Mrs Smith and I will be running ‘Makerspace’ for different stages throughout the year. This term, Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4) will have the opportunity to collaborate, create, explore and make things in a hands-on fun environment.
Library Borrowing
Each class has a set time each week where they will visit the library to borrow and return books. Please ensure your child brings their library bag on their library day.
Monday: 2F, 2P, 3S, 3L
Tuesday: 6H, 6P, 5F, 5H
Wednesday: KE, 3/4T, 4M
Thursday: KD, KT, 4K, 1W, 1/2N
Students may also visit the library before school to borrow and return books.
Books may be borrowed for a period of two weeks. Please return books promptly or renew them regularly to avoid them becoming lost. Currently, many students across the school have not returned books from last year. Please look for these and return them as soon as possible please.
Students are responsible for the books they borrow and we trust that the books will be looked after whilst in the care of students. We recommend keeping your books in a safe, designated spot in your house. If books are lost or damaged beyond repair, we do ask for them to be paid for so they can be replaced. We appreciate your support and if a borrowed item has been lost or damaged, please contact Mrs Spender via the school office or send a note via your child.
New Books to Enjoy!
Look out for these new books which have recently been added to our school library collection!
Mrs Spender
Teacher Librarian
Each year the Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a portrait for the Young Archie competition. The portrait must be of a person who is special to you – someone who is known to you and who knows you and plays a significant role in your life. For more information https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/young-archie/enter/
Entries must be received: before 5 March 2023, 5pm. The online form must be completed before hand. You must enter your artwork yourself. Fill in and submit the entry form online: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/young-archie/enter/ (scroll down to the Entry Form). Then send in or deliver your artwork.
Instructions and conditions:
The artwork:
· One artwork only per entrant.
· Must be on paper (NOT board).
· Must be unmounted and unframed.
· Must be no smaller than A4 (210 × 297 mm) and no bigger than A3 (420 × 297 mm).
· Can be vertical or horizontal.
· Any art materials or combination of art materials may be used (e.g. paint, pencil, pastels, paper collage) but the artwork must be two-dimensional.
FIRST - Fill in and submit the entry form online: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/young-archie/enter/ (scroll down to the Entry Form). You will then receive a link to the completed form, which must be printed, signed by a parent or legal guardian and enclosed with the artwork.
THEN - Clearly label the back of the artwork with which way it should be displayed, along with name, age, address and contact details. Make sure this doesn’t show through to the front. Do NOT roll or fold the artwork. We suggest placing it between two pieces of cardboard to protect it and keep it flat.
AND - Mail or deliver entries to:
Young Archie competition
c/o Learning and Participation
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, Sydney NSW 2000
BAND REHEARSALS THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY
Thursday 23 February is the school swimming carnival. Concert Band rehearsal will proceed as usual before school. Based on the number of Training Band students who will not be attending the carnival, Training Band rehearsal will proceed as usual at lunchtime with instruments for those students who have remained at school. When arriving at school on Thursday morning, Training Band students should take their instruments to the music storage room next to the computer room, and bring them to the hall for rehearsal at lunchtime.
BAND WORKSHOP
Our first band workshop this year will take place at school this Sunday 26 February 2023 between 1pm and 4pm.
All students will participate in whole band rehearsals and will also separate into instrument groups for tutorials. This is a fun afternoon for all who attend and we see great progress in musical abilities by the end of the afternoon.
Please arrive at 12:50pm. You will be required to accompany your child onto school grounds to sign them in and out. Rehearsals and tutorials will commence promptly.
Students are to bring their own instruments (including spare reeds, if needed), water and a piece of fruit for afternoon tea. Please do not bring any other foods due to potential allergies. Please RSVP on link https://forms.gle/u8S2gbrKtHSRi7SG9 - if you have not already done so.
New Band Parents are invited to stay for a cuppa and chat with the Band Committee.
We are looking for donations of baked goods to provide afternoon for our lovely tutors. If you are able to help out on the day, please let us know at npsbandinfo@gmail.com.
BAND COMMITTEE MEETING
NPS Band Committee Meeting is Tuesday 21 February at 7.30pm via Teams. For those of you who would like to join us, the link will be available via the Skoolbag App.
WELCOME FESTIVAL
The Concert Band will be playing at the Normanhurst Public School Welcome Festival on Friday 10 March 5-8pm. We will be playing early in the night, and require parent helpers to help move equipment and set up in the COLA. More information coming soon - put the date in your diary.
BAND REHEARSAL DUTY
Many thanks to those parents who have already helped out. It makes a huge difference! Don’t forget to send us your WWCC details including your full name, WWCC number, date of birth and WWCC expiry date.
Welcome to the new year! We have a really exciting year ahead as we fundraise for our school community and look to celebrate flourishing together.
1. School Grounds Working Bee – Saturday 4 March, 9am-5pm
Spread the word! Bring a friend or the kids, or come solo to donate your time to tidy the grounds. We’d love to see a big group join us. Many hands make light work. Lets make a day of it. Bring gloves, wheelbarrows, personal gardening tools, pressure cleaners…etc. and let’s make the school shine!
Lunch will be provided and will be a sausage sizzle to keep the crew well fueled!
2. Normanhurst Public School P&C Welcome Festival
The P&C welcomes parents, community members and friends of the school to join us for a 'Welcome to 2023' evening of fun!
Friday 10 March, 5-8pm
2 Normanhurst Rd, Normanhurst Public School
Join us for:
● Food trucks & sausage sizzle
● Live Music
● Kids entertainment & activities including face painting and temporary tattoo parlour
● Inflatables
● Soccer skills & social games - Hosted by Normanhurst Eagles
● Westleigh Rural Fire Service: Sit in a real fire truck!
● Adopt-A-Cop Visit
● Uniform Shop Pre-loved Summer Sale
● Special Thanks to Anna Caville at Stone Real Estate for supporting our event.
The P&C will be hosting these items for purchase:
Kids Sausage Sizzle – $5
Drinks – $3
Professional Face Painting – $5
Inflatables – $7
Temporary Tattoo Parlour – $3
Pre-loved Summer Uniform Sale – bargain prices
We have the support of two amazing Food Trucks!
Smash Burgers and Dolce Bacio Gelato will be serving up their delicious food. All items for these suppliers will be purchased directly with them on the day.
3. Hello from the P&C Letter
Every year we send out a letter looking for volunteers to help with our many events and working bees.
Shortly you will receive a letter with a few events for Semester 1, so keep an eye out and get in touch with the team if you’d like to get involved. We love meeting new families and welcome any opportunity to partner.
4. Do you love being social? Do you love contributing to the school community?
Join the P&C Fundraising and Social team to help to coordinate our community events for all to enjoy. We have more events we’d love to host, but since we are all volunteers balancing working and parenting, we just can’t find the extra hours in the day. Get involved today email fundraising@npspandc.com
5. Year Group Events
The P&C is excited to announce year group run events. Each event will be facilitated and promoted by the P&C Social and Fundraising teams, but the events will be run by parents from each year group on the day. It’s your opportunity to volunteer atleast once a year to come into the school and share in the spirit. Pop the dates in your diary. We have already had our first successful event hosted by 2023 Year 1 Parents. Last Friday they expertly hosted a wonderful morning tea to welcome the new kindy parents. Thank you Year 1 parents!
1. Hosted by Year 1 Parents – Tissue and Tears Morning Tea for new Kindy Parents – Friday 3 February 9.30-10.30am (Set-up from 9am, mingle and pack-down )
2. Hosted by Year 2 and 3 Parents – Mothers Day Breakfast – Week commencing 8 May (Set up from 6.30am, breakfast to start at 7.30am, pack up completed by 9.30am)
3. Hosted by Year 4 and 6 Parents – Fathers Day Breakfast – Week commencing 28 August (Set up from 6.30am, breakfast to start at 7.30am, pack up completed by 9.30am)
4. Year 6 Farewell – Hosted by Year 5 parents (Various activities)
5. Hosted by Kindergarten Parents – Orientation Morning Tea for 2024 Kindy Parents – One morning in November (Approx 8.30-10.30am, includes set-up, mingle and packdown)
6. Annual event calendar for your diary:
Term 1
● Commemorative Class ‘Tea Towel – Creation of portrait in class in term 1.
● P&C Engagement Letter – Fundraising and Volunteer call out – Early March, double sided English/Mandarin translation
● Sunday, 26 February: Band Workshop, 1-4pm
● Saturday 4 March – Working Bee, 9-5pm
● Friday, 10 March – P&C Welcome 2023 Festival, 5-8pm
● Wednesday, 22 March – Harmony Day fundraiser for Canteen
● Saturday, 25 March – Election Day BBQ and Bake Stall
Please note: The P&C committee is run by volunteers, we do our best to deliver to our yearly plans, however some dates/events may change closer to the time. Always stay tuned for regular updates in the newsletter.
A special thank you to the Year 1 parents that generously donated baked goods, and/or came along to host our Kindergarten Tissue and Tears Morning Tea. It was such a nice little event to meet all the new parents and help to answer any questions about the school. Thank you!
If you have any questions about these initiatives, or would like to suggest something new, we’d love to hear from you. You can email Eve at fundraising@npspandc.com
Eve Quigley
NPS P&C Fundraising Coordinator
The Entertainment Book is now a digital membership via the App. Give it as a gift, or use the offers within to save. Complete 12-month memberships from the moment you join. Membership covers savings on dining, activities, hotels, shopping and gift vouchers. New offers are added automatically to the App. 20% of each membership is returned to support the P&C. Visit our school page today, www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/205p842
Social P&C meeting
We are meeting at the Blue Gum Hotel on Monday 27th February, from 6pm - please come and eat at the pub with us and have a social chat to get to know the team as well.
ALL ARE WELCOME. Informal meeting discussion starts from 6:45pm.
New Treasurer and Sub-committee election
Please join me in welcoming Darryl Forder to be our next Treasurer. He has a background in accounting so we welcome him to the team.
We also re-elected our Sub-Committee Members at the last general meeting on the 13th February. Thank you to Kerri W, Jeanne O’R, Michelle A and Jess A (by proxy) who all agreed to stay on to assist Louise and Amelia our new Canteen and Uniform Shop Convenors in making decisions.
Seeking Class Parent reps
If your class has not elected a class parent rep yet, please try and nominate someone to do this asap. We are collating information details now and it is an important role to pass on vital information from the Teacher and messages from the P&C to you all. Contact Alex Robertson on parent.coord@npspandc.com if you wish to nominate yourself please.
SignUp link for Election Day volunteers
Election Day is on Saturday 25 March and we NEED YOUR HELP please, see this SignUp Link to volunteer on the day: https://signup.com/go/jTaeePV
Baking and Sweet treat donations
For those of you who cannot physically help, but are able to BAKE… please send us a batch of your home-cooked goodies, pre-wrapped in saleable condition, and with a full ingredient listing so that we can safely sell your generous yummy donations. We gratefully accept all things - but preferably no nuts - and vegan and GF options are great too.
All profits will go to the P&C Fundraising kitty. Please contact Bonita on president@npspandc.com and let us know if you can make something, and see Eve’s fundraising news for further information on our other events…!
Next General P&C Meeting
Our next general meeting is on Monday 13 March at 7:30pm and is a Zoom-only. Meet the P&C and see what we do! The link will be released closer to the day, otherwise just ask us.
If you wish to join and be a financial member of our P&C, to vote on motions - please pay a $2 fee and join our next meeting
Name: Normanhurst Public School P&C Assn
BSB: 032-084
Account: 691 588 Reference: {Full Name} and PC Fee
Bonita Chan
NPS P&C Association
President president@npspandc.com
Harmony Day
Lunch Orders Wednesday March 22nd
Orders Now open and close 8.30am Thursday 16th March. Order through the events tab on School24. (some items may close earlier due to order deadlines or supplies available)
All Meals come with an Aussie Lamington Finger
We have 6 varieties of Sushi, Nachos, Chicken wing things with steamed or fried rice, Butter chicken, Lasagne and Gluten Free Lasagne. We have a special Frozen treat for the day
Twisted Frozen yogurts: Choc/vanilla, strawberry/vanilla, caramel/vanilla or watermelon/ mango. (Gluten free)
Usual Menu is not available on this day. Canteen will be open for counter sales as usual at both recess and lunch.
Sushi
Will now be available from Wednesday, we need to pre order so numbers are limited.
Sushi is made by Big Crunch foods and is Gluten free. Look under Fresh and Yummy Food on school24.
Birthday Ice Blocks
If you wish to order some birthday treats for your child to share with their class, the canteen can supply these on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. We can supply any of our frozen treats but recommend the Quelch Ice blocks at 50c each. Please liaise with your class teacher and then email the canteen at least a week before hand with the Childs Name, class, number required and date required and we will get back to you. Canteen@npsandc.com
Cancelling Lunch orders
You can cancel a lunch order up to the cut off time of the day to get lunch. After that you will need to contact the canteen to have it cancelled. Please do so as early as possible. Please DO NOT contact School24 about this as they are only an ordering portal and we may not get then message in a timely way.
If you need to pick up your child during the day mention they have a lunch order to the office and if it is ready it can be collected to go home. PLEASE NOTE: once food has been prepared it cannot be cancelled and refunded.
Special dietary requirements
If your child has special dietary requirements and you would like information about the ingredients of a specific item please contact me. We have a number of items that are gluten free, halal or vegetarian. We have gluten free bread available as well. We do not use any nuts in the canteen. We are a certified “ Healthy Canteen”. I’m always happy to answer questions so please email me or pop into the canteen for a chat.
Canteen Roster Sign Up 2023
The canteen needs Volunteers to help it run smoothly in a cost effective way. Tasks are easy, we have fun and the children love seeing you in the canteen. There are different shifts on our open days of Wednesday/ Thursday/ Friday.
Please have a look at the roster link below or email the canteen for further information canteen@npspandc.com https://signup.com/go/aLYOqAD
Any questions please email me on canteen@npspandc.com
Lisa Pang
Canteen Manager
Pre-loved summer stock SALE
The Uniform Shop will have a pre-loved stall at the P&C welcome festival with all summer stock BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!!!! Pre-loved winter and sport uniforms will also be available to purchase. Everything $5.00 - $10.00!! Cash or EFTPOS only (no vouchers).
Back to School NSW Vouchers
The Uniform Shop is accepting Back to School NSW vouchers for payment towards school uniforms. Apply for vouchers at www.service.nsw.gov.au.
When ordering online, enter the voucher number/s into the field provided, then deduct the voucher amount from your purchase total and transfer the remaining amount via direct deposit. Please email a copy of the direct deposit receipt to uniformshop@npspandc.com.
Online Orders
All uniform items are available to purchase via our online shop. Orders are delivered to your child’s classroom on Friday each week. The online shop is available at - https://www.npspandc.com/uniform/.
Appointments
If you would like to try on items for size, or purchase our pre-loved items, please book an appointment to visit the Uniform Shop at - https://signup.com/go/ULfAxAF
Volunteers needed
If you can spare an hour on a Friday morning we would love your help to organise our pre-loved items and pack online orders. Please sign up at - https://signup.com/go/JkjVueE
Any questions or can’t find what you are looking for? Please email me at uniformshop@npspandc.com
Kristie Whitehead
Uniform Shop Manager
uniformshop@npspandc.com
